Theater Summer Resource Guide

THEATER

SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES AMDA Summer Acting Conservatory, Los Angeles, CA and New York, NY Acting https://dramaticarts.usc.edu/programs/summer-programs/highschool-summer-conservatory/ Berklee Musical Theater Intensive, Boston, MA Musical Theater https://www.berklee.edu/summer/programs/musical-theater Boston University Summer Theater Institute, Boston, MA Acting http://www.bu.edu/cfa/busti/

Ivana Chubbuck Professional Acting Studio, Los Angeles, CA Acting https://www.ivanachubbuckyouth.com/summer Lee Strasberg Institute - Young Actors at Strasberg, Los Angeles, CA Acting, Acting for Film, Comic Improv http://westhollywood.youngactorstrasberg.com/teens-summer/ Northwestern University: The Cherubs, Evanston, IL Acting, Design/Tech, Musical Theater, Playwriting programs https://nhsi.northwestern.edu/theatre-arts-division/

Carnegie Mellon School of Drama Pre-College, Pittsburgh, PA Acting https://admission.enrollment.cmu.edu/pages/pre-college-drama

NYU Tisch High School Program, New York, NY Acting https://tisch.nyu.edu/special-programs/high-school-programs/ drama

Columbia University: “Theatrical Collaboration: The Actor, the Director, and the Playwright�, New York, NY Acting, Directing, Playwriting

Rutgers Summer Acting Conservatory, New Brunswick, NJ Acting https://mgedrsac.wordpress.com

http://sps.columbia.edu/high-school/nyc/junior-senior-courses/ theatrical-collaboration-the-actor-the-director-and-the

Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center, Loch Sheldrake, NY Acting, Musical Theater http://www.stagedoormanor.com

CSSSA: California State Summer School for the Arts at CalArts, Valencia, CA Acting https://www.csssa.org/academic-programs/theater/ Emerson Pre-College Studio Program, Boston, MA Acting https://www.emerson.edu/academics/pre-college/acting French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts, Hancock, NY Acting, Musical Theater, Technical Theater http://frenchwoods.com Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen, MI Acting, Musical Theater, Design, Acting for the Camera, Shakespeare http://camp.interlochen.org/theatre-arts-summer-programs

USC High School Summer Conservatory, Los Angeles, CA Acting, Musical Theater https://dramaticarts.usc.edu/programs/summer-programs/ high-school-summer-conservatory/ UCLA Acting and Performance Summer Institute, Los Angeles, CA Acting http://www.summer.ucla.edu/institutes/ActingandPerformance University of Michigan Summer Performing Arts Institutes, Ann Arbor, MI Acting, Musical Theater https://smtd.umich.edu/programs-degrees/youth-adult-programs/youth-programs/mpulse/

University of North Carolina School of the Arts - Drama Summer Intensive, Winston-Salem, NC Acting https://www.uncsa.edu/summer/drama-summer-programs/drama-summer-intensive/

Warner Loughlin Young Adult Studio Acting http://www.warnerloughlin.com/young-adult-studio/ Yale Summer Drama Program, New Haven, CT Acting, Directing https://summer.yale.edu/academics/summer-drama-program

The Excellence in Theatre Performance Scholarship is awarded to graduating high school seniors planning to major in communication or the performing arts.

Fields include: theatre, film, speech, radio and television, broadcasting, music, or dance. The number of scholarships and their amounts vary each year.

The Future Theatre Educator Scholarship is a one-time $2,500 scholarship is awarded to graduating high school seniors planning to major in communication or the performing arts. Fields include: theatre, film, speech, radio and television, broadcasting, music, or dance. The number of scholarships and their amounts vary each year.

The Melba Day Henning Scholarship is awarded to one graduating senior working toward a career in theatre education. The initial award of $1,000 a year is renewable for three additional years—up to a maximum of $4,000. A $500 cash stipend is awarded when the recipient secures a teaching position.

The Theatre Performance, Technical, or Playwriting Scholarship is a one-time $2,000 scholarship awarded to a graduating senior entering a college program to major in theatre performance, technical theatre, or playwriting. For the Playwriting Scholarship, the recipient must have

THEATER SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES The Austin Yeatman Technical Theatre Scholarship is a one-time $1,000 scholarship for a graduating senior studying technical theatre in college.

The John Marshall/International Thespian Officers’ Outstanding Student Achievement Scholarship is a $1,000 scholarship awarded to two graduating seniors who exemplify the ideals of the International Thespian Society.

The Bob and Marti Fowler Future Theatre Educator Scholarship is awarded to a student pursuing a theatre education major and who demonstrates leadership

qualities, an excellent work ethic, the ability to work effectively as a member of a production team, strong character, academic ability, organizational skills, and experience in different aspects of theatre.

The Christopher L. Hunt Scholarship is a $1,000 scholarship created with donations in honor of the late Chris Hunt, Director of Marketing at EdTA. This scholarship is intended for inducted Thespians who plan to use skills learned through theatre in a career focused on business or marketing. Applicants should demonstrate leadership qualities, academic ability, organizational skills, experience in different aspects of theatre business and marketing,

and an appreciation of the value of the arts to our society and to a well-rounded education.

The Educational Theatre Association Presidents’ Leadership Scholarship is a $1,000 scholarship created with donations from and in honor of past and current EdTA board presidents. This scholarship is intended for inducted Thespians who successfully demonstrate leadership abilities.

Emphasis is placed on the student’s troupe involvement and demonstrated leadership abilities and experiences both in and out of school. Applicants do not have to major in theatre in college.

been a finalist in the Thespian Playworks program during one of the previous four years.

The Amy Bennett Musical Theatre Scholarship is a one-time $1,500 scholarship awarded to two graduating seniors entering a college program to major in musical theatre.

• EdTA Scholarships List: https:// www.schooltheatre.org/programs/ ags/scholarships Princess Grace Awards, as a national program dedicated to assisting emerging theatre, dance, and film artists who are at the early stages of their professional careers, the Princess Grace Foundation Theatre Scholarships offer between $7,500 and $30,000 to outstanding students who are enrolled in a public or non-profit U.S. institution for studying theatre. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, be nominated by their school department dean, and demonstrate academic and artistic promise.

• Theater: this scholarship is for directors, actors, and costume, set, sound, projection and lighting designers • Playwriting • https://www.pgfusa.org/Awards-Program • https://www.pgfusa.org/grants-program/grant-applications/guidelines/ theater

Rose Brand Scholarship: Designed to ensure that those who excel in set design and technical production are not overlooked when it comes to financial support, the Rose Brand Scholarship Program provides up to $5,000 to undergraduate and graduate students who are seeking theatre careers by studying scenic design at an accredited U.S. university. Selection will be based on faculty recommendations, photographs/descriptions of projects, essay responses, and expected promise as a theatre professional.

• Set design and Technical Production • http://www.rosebrand.com/news/ detail.aspx?id=63 Within the California Educational Theatre Association (CETA), the Vivian “Bish” Edwards Memorial Scholarship is granted annually for $1,000 to a graduating high school senior from southern California who plans to major or minor in theatre at an accredited U.S. institution with the goal of becoming a theatre educator. Applicants must be dedicated theatre students, have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher, submit a 1,000-word essay on the role of theatre in their professional goals, and agree to participate in an interview.

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CETA Scholarships List: http://cetoweb.org/ceta/scholarships-list/